US Mint Sales: Proof Platinum Eagle Improves Despite Higher Price

The 2011-W Proof Platinum Eagle had its best weekly sales showing since early November

Throw out the debuting 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set from the latest United States Mint weekly sales figures and there are only a few interesting items of note left.

Numismatic (and bullion) product sales are significantly slower in this round. Specifically, 29 U.S. Mint products improved over their prior weekly sales versus the 48 out-performers noted in the previous sales report. Two-dozen of the overachievers were lower priced products. In the $50+ category of mint offerings, only a handful of week-over-week gains were realized. Those included the 2011-W Proof Platinum Eagle and four First Spouse Gold Coins.

Collectors may have foreseen last week’s Platinum Eagle price hike and swooped in to buy before the $100 increase. Sales reached 12,920, advancing 449 versus the previous 371. The weekly amount was the highest for the 99.95% fine platinum coin since the first week in November when 454 were claimed. Around noon last Wednesday, the proof Platinum Eagle price was raised to $1,792.00.

Although four of the eight First Spouse Gold Coins registered better weekly sales, the entire series saw less interest with combined sales of 185 coins compared to the prior 229.

Opening demand for this year’s America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set retreated from previous years. Collectors ordered 50,744 against the debuts of 53,944 for last year’s set and 75,558 for the inaugural set of 2010. For a more detailed analysis of the series, read Wednesday’s CoinNews.net article on 2010-2012 ATB quarter proof set sales. This year’s issue did rank #1 in the weekly best-sellers list.

*The United States Mint did not report updated sales for the 2011 Silver Proof Set in the previous sales report. The 3,084 increase is actually two weeks’ worth of gains.

US Mint Sales: Bullion Coins

In United States Mint bullion coins, only the one ounce American Gold Eagle managed to match its previous weekly pick-up. Demand was significantly lower for the Mint’s remaining bullion products. The latest US Mint sales figures for bullion coins are available in the following tables:

Prior Increase

Latest Increase

Sales Totals*

American Buffalo Gold 1 oz

2,000

1,000

10,500

American Gold Eagles 1 oz

8,500

8,500

76,000

American Gold Eagles 1/2 oz

29,000

0

46,000

American Gold Eagles 1/4 oz

2,000

0

32,000

American Gold Eagles 1/10 oz

0

0

75,000

American Silver Eagle

915,000

375,000

5,547,000

Gettysburg 5 oz Silver Coin

Sold Out

126,700

Glacier 5 oz Silver Coin

Sold Out

126,700

Olympic 5 oz Silver Coin

0

0

84,600

Vicksburg 5 oz Silver Coin

2,000

0

36,300

Chickasaw 5 oz Silver Coin

500

0

27,400

*The as of date for US Mint sales of 1-ounce and under bullion coins is Wednesday, January 26, 2012. These totals are for this year alone. The as of date for the 5-ounce bullion coins remains more than one-week old with a date of Tuesday, January 17, 2012. These totals are for all the coins sold by design, and include sales from 2011.

The following are the latest tallies for US Mint numismatic products:

US Mint Sales: Numismatic Products

American Silver Eagle 25th Anniversary Set

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Notes

5 oz

100,000

100,000

–

–

Sold Out

2011 Proof Silver Eagle

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

1 oz

850,000

850,000

0

0.00%

Sold Out

2011 Uncirculated Silver Eagle

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

1 oz

238,240

241,302

3,062

1.29%

2011 Proof American Eagle Gold Coins

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Limit

1 oz

30,000

30,000

0

0.00%

Sold Out

1/2 oz

7,409

7,445

36

0.49%

15,000

1/4 oz

10,381

10,381

0

0.00%

16,000

1/10 oz

20,499

20,688

189

0.92%

30,000

4-Coin Set

17,279

17,363

84

0.49%

40,000

2011 Uncirculated American Eagle Gold Coin

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

1 oz

8,810

8,822

12

0.14%

2011 American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

1 oz

23,656

23,856

200

0.85%

2011 Proof Platinum Eagle

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

1 oz

12,471

12,920

449

3.60%

America the Beautiful 5 Oz. Silver Coin

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Notes

2010-P Hot Springs National Park Silver Coin

27,000

27,000

–

–

Sold Out

2010-P Yellowstone National Park Silver Coin

27,000

27,000

–

–

Sold Out

2010-P Yosemite National Park Silver Coin

27,000

27,000

–

–

Sold Out

2010-P Grand Canyon National Park Silver Coin

26,019

26,019

–

–

Sold Out

2010-P Mount Hood National Park Silver Coin

26,928

26,928

0

0.00%

26,928 of
27,000

2011-P Gettysburg National Park Silver Coin

17,579

17,952

373

2.12%

17,952 of
35,000

2011-P Glacier National Park Silver Coin

14,808

15,147

339

2.29%

15,147 of
35,000

2011-P Olympic National Park Silver Coin

11,938

12,405

467

3.91%

12,405 of
35,000

2011-P Vicksburg National Park Silver Coin

7,861

9,613

1,752

22.29%

9,613 of
35,000

2011 Army Commemorative Coins

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Mintage

$5 Gold Proof Commemorative Coins

17,173

17,173

0

0.00%

25,235of
100,000

$5 Gold Uncirculated Commemorative Coins

8,062

8,062

0

0.00%

Silver Dollar Proof Commemorative Coins

119,829

119,829

0

0.00%

163,346of
500,000

Silver Dollar Uncirculated Commemorative Coins

43,517

43,517

0

0.00%

50c Clad Proof Commemorative Coins

68,349

68,349

0

0.00%

107,810 of
750,000

50c Clad Uncirculated Commemorative Coins

39,461

39,461

0

0.00%

2011 Medal of Honor Commemorative Coins

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Mintage

$5 Gold Proof Commemorative Coins

18,012

18,012

0

0.00%

26,263of
100,000

$5 Gold Uncirculated Commemorative Coins

8,251

8,251

0

0.00%

Silver Dollar Proof Commemorative Coins

112,850

112,850

0

0.00%

157,619of
500,000

Silver Dollar Uncirculated Commemorative Coins

44,769

44,769

0

0.00%

First Spouse Gold Coins

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Mintage

Fillmore Proof (2010)

6,140

6,140

NLA

0.00%

9,629of15,000

Fillmore Uncirculated (2010)

3,489

3,489

NLA

0.00%

Jane Pierce Proof (2010)

4,843

4,843

NLA

0.00%

8,176of15,000

Jane Pierce Uncirculated (2010)

3,333

3,333

NLA

0.00%

Buchanan’s Liberty Proof (2010)

7,304

7,304

NLA

0.00%

12,652of15,000

Buchanan’s Liberty Uncirculated (2010)

5,348

5,348

NLA

0.00%

Mary Todd Lincoln Proof (2010)

6,904

6,904

NLA

0.00%

10,664of
20,000

Mary Todd Lincoln Uncirculated (2010)

3,760

3,760

NLA

0.00%

Eliza Johnson Proof (2011)

3,711

3,727

16

0.43%

6,460
of
15,000

Eliza Johnson Uncirculated (2011)

2,729

2,733

4

0.15%

Julia Grant Proof (2011)

3,844

3,863

19

0.49%

6,358 of 15,000

Julia Grant Uncirculated (2011)

2,483

2,495

12

0.48%

Lucy Hayes Proof (2011)

2,959

2,988

29

0.98%

4,906 of 15,000

Lucy Hayes Uncirculated (2011)

1,900

1,918

18

0.95%

Lucretia Garfield Proof (2011)

2,267

2,341

74

3.26%

3,780 of 15,000

Lucretia Garfield Uncirculated (2011)

1,426

1,439

13

0.91%

United States Mint Proof Sets

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Notes

2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set

50,774

50,774

2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set

61,181

69,229

8,048

13.15%

2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set

140,612

141,165

553

0.39%

2011 Presidential $1 Proof Set

281,594

282,039

445

0.16%

2011 Silver Proof Set

544,230

547,314

3,084

0.57%

2011 Proof Set

1,056,425

1,058,377

1,952

0.18%

2010 Proof Set

1,103,950

1,103,950

0

0.00%

2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set

136,086

136,904

818

0.60%

2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set

276,335

276,335

0

0.00%

2010 Silver Proof Set

585,414

585,414

0

0.00%

2010 Presidential $1 Proof Set

535,463

535,463

0

0.00%

2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set

274,003

274,003

0

0.00%

US Mint Uncirculated Sets

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Notes

2011 US Mint Uncirculated Set

512,420

513,471

1,051

0.21%

2010 US Mint Uncirculated Set

583,912

583,912

0

0.00%

2011 Presidential Uncirculated Set

62,050

62,393

343

0.55%

2010 Presidential Uncirculated Set

98,620

98,620

0

0.00%

Presidential Coins & First Spouse Medal Sets

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Notes

Abigail Fillmore

9,896

9,906

10

0.10%

Jane Pierce

7,760

7,771

11

0.14%

Buchanan’s Liberty

7,434

7,455

21

0.28%

Mary Todd Lincoln

14,103

14,134

31

0.22%

Eliza Johnson

5,825

5,846

21

0.36%

Julia Grant

5,858

5,890

32

0.55%

Lucy Hayes

4,468

4,517

49

1.10%

Lucretia Garfield

2,950

3,138

188

6.37%

Presidential $1 Coin Covers

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

William Henry Harrison

29,899

29,911

12

0.04%

John Tyler

26,630

26,639

9

0.03%

James K. Polk

24,858

24,868

10

0.04%

Zachary Taylor

23,833

23,847

14

0.06%

Millard Fillmore

22,678

22,686

8

0.04%

Franklin Pierce

21,054

21,063

9

0.04%

James Buchanan

19,761

19,774

13

0.07%

Abraham Lincoln

32,795

32,854

59

0.18%

Andrew Johnson

18,005

18,022

17

0.09%

Ulysses S. Grant

17,897

17,933

36

0.20%

Rutherford B. Hayes

15,697

15,748

51

0.32%

James Garfield

14,482

14,669

187

1.29%

James A. Garfield $1 Coin Rolls

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

25-coin roll set (P)

24,394

24,600

206

0.84%

48,167

25-coin roll set (D)

23,379

23,567

188

0.80%

Rutherford B. Hayes $1 Coin Rolls

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

25-coin roll set (P)

27,022

27,103

81

0.30%

53,144

25-coin roll set (D)

25,976

26,041

65

0.25%

Ulysses S. Grant $1 Coin Rolls

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

25-coin roll set (P)

30,063

30,123

60

0.20%

59,101

25-coin roll set (D)

28,921

28,978

57

0.20%

Andrew Johnson $1 Coin Rolls

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

25-coin roll set (P)

31,897

31,943

46

0.14%

62,367

25-coin roll set (D)

30,395

30,424

29

0.10%

Abraham Lincoln $1 Coin Rolls

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

25-coin roll set (P)

48,832

48,832

0

0.00%

97,575

25-coin roll set (D)

48,743

48,743

0

0.00%

Millard Fillmore $1 Coin Rolls

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

25-coin roll set (P)

38,409

38,409

0

0.00%

75,043

25-coin roll set (D)

36,634

36,634

0

0.00%

Franklin Pierce $1 Coin Rolls

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

25-coin roll set (P)

35,731

35,731

0

0.00%

70,672

25-coin roll set (D)

34,942

34,941

0

0.00%

James Buchanan $1 Coin Rolls

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

25-coin roll set (P)

34,290

34,290

0

0.00%

67,936

25-coin roll set (D)

33,646

33,646

0

0.00%

Native American Dollar Rolls

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

2011-dated 25-coin roll set (P)

21,812

21,902

90

0.41%

43,506

2011-dated 25-coin roll set (D)

21,527

21,604

77

0.36%

2010-dated 25-coin roll set (P)

39,130

39,130

0

0.00%

78,009

2010-dated 25-coin roll set (D)

38,879

38,879

0

0.00%

Kennedy Half Dollar Rolls

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

2011-dated 200-coin bag (P&D)

9,092

9,139

47

0.52%

2011-dated 2-roll set (P&D)

24,662

24,748

86

0.35%

2010-dated 200-coin bag (P&D)

8,844

8,844

0

0.00%

2010-dated 2-roll set (P&D)

36,203

36,203

0

0.00%

Quarters Uncirculated Coin Set

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

2011 Issue

31,422

31,530

108

0.34%

2010 Issue

32,790

32,885

95

0.29%

Quarters Circulating Coin Set

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

2011 Issue

14,861

15,253

392

2.64%

2010 Issue

24,525

24,903

378

1.54%

America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Sets™

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Chickasaw Quarter Set

11,618

11,871

253

2.18%

Vicksburg Quarter Set

14,090

14,180

90

0.64%

Olympic Quarter Set

14,146

14,198

52

0.37%

Glacier Quarter Set

15,175

15,223

48

0.32%

Gettysburg Quarter Set

17,732

17,786

54

0.30%

Mount Hood Quarter Set

15,099

15,126

27

0.18%

Grand Canyon Quarter Set

17,485

17,522

37

0.21%

Yosemite Quarter Set

17,950

17,978

28

0.16%

Yellowstone Quarter Set

20,355

20,381

26

0.13%

Hot Springs Quarter Set

19,966

19,997

31

0.16%

Chickasaw National Recreation Area Quarters

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

100-Coin Bag (P)

2,748

2,774

26

0.95%

5,464

100-Coin Bag (D)

2,662

2,690

28

1.05%

Two-Roll Set

21,591

21,754

163

0.75%

21,754

Vicksburg National Military Park Quarters

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

100-Coin Bag (P)

3,047

3,060

13

0.43%

6,039

100-Coin Bag (D)

2,967

2,979

12

0.40%

Two-Roll Set

24,499

24,575

76

0.31%

24,575

Olympic National Park Quarters

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

100-Coin Bag (P)

3,428

3,439

11

0.32%

6,780

100-Coin Bag (D)

3,332

3,341

9

0.27%

Two-Roll Set

25,737

25,793

56

0.22%

25,793

Glacier National Park Quarters

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

100-Coin Bag (P)

3,670

3,680

10

0.27%

7,515

100-Coin Bag (D)

3,824

3,835

11

0.29%

Two-Roll Set

27,707

27,755

48

0.17%

27,755

Gettysburg National Military Park Quarters

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

100-Coin Bag (P)

4,762

4,770

8

0.17%

9,365

100-Coin Bag (D)

4,589

4,595

6

0.13%

Two-Roll Set

33,020

33,071

51

0.15%

33,071

Mount Hood National Forest Quarters

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

100-Coin Bag (P)

6,293

6,293

0

0.00%

12,333

100-Coin Bag (D)

6,040

6,040

0

0.00%

Two-Roll Set

33,516

33,516

0

0.00%

33,516

Grand Canyon National Park Quarters

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

100-Coin Bag (P)

6,760

6,760

0

0.00%

13,875

100-Coin Bag (D)

7,115

7,115

0

0.00%

Two-Roll Set

34,935

34,935

0

0.00%

34,935

Yosemite National Park Quarters

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

100-Coin Bag (P)

7,178

7,178

0

0.00%

14,409

100-Coin Bag (D)

7,231

7,231

0

0.00%

Two-Roll Set

37,202

37,202

0

0.00%

37,202

Yellowstone National Park Quarters

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

100-Coin Bag (P)

8,331

8,331

0

0.00%

17,155

100-Coin Bag (D)

8,824

8,824

0

0.00%

Two-Roll Set

42,088

42,088

0

0.00%

42,088

Hot Springs National Park Quarters

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Total

100-Coin Bag (P)

9,672

9,672

0

0.00%

18,683

100-Coin Bag (D)

9,011

9,011

0

0.00%

Two-Roll Set

46,804

46,804

0

0.00%

46,804

Lincoln Cents

Old
Sales

Latest
Sales

Gain/
Loss

%
Increase

Notes

2010 Lincoln Shield Cent

180,027

180,158

131

0.07%

*NLA – No Longer Available.

The collector coin sales figures above have an "as of date" of January 23, 2012. Visit the CoinNews.net page US Coins or the United States Mint website at http://www.usmint.gov/ for more information on any of the above products.

US Mint Sales Report Sources

The US Mint provides CoinNews.netweekly sales figures for its collector coin products. It is these reports that are used as the source for our articles on the subject. The bureau on its website also publishes updated bullion coin sales every weekday. These US Mint sales are presented in our daily gold articles.